Ruined village near the Somme. A house with a shell hole right through it by a ruined church with an observation balloon visible high in the background. Horses are being watered in the foreground.

Description: Ruined village near the Somme. A house with a shell hole right through it by a ruined church with an observation balloon visible high in the background. Horses are being watered in the foreground.
Creator: John Warwick Brooke (Lieutenant)
Date: 1916
Century: 20th century
Decade material covers: 1910s
Type: Photograph
Subject: Western Front
Figures: Animals
War: First World War
Army: Great Britain
Battle: Battle of the Somme
Contemporary Country: France
Repository: Imperial War Museums
Collection in Repository: Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection
Repository Item Record: Full record with image
Rights: With permission from the Imperial War Museums